SENATE RESOLUTION

                         1999-8633

By Senators Rasmussen, Morton, Sheahan and Fraser

     WHEREAS, According to the most recent data available, wheat ranks as the third largest crop in Washington State as measured by farm gate value;

     WHEREAS, Annually, over 165 million bushels were produced on 2.5 million acres of land in the state of Washington;

     WHEREAS, Washington ranks fifth in the nation in the number of bushels of wheat grown in a state and contributes nearly seven percent of the nations production;

     WHEREAS, Washington State is the proud home of many productive areas including Whitman County which is the leading county in the nation in the production of wheat;

     NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the men and women involved in wheat farming in Washington State be hereby recognized by the Washington State Senate for their contributions to our rural and state economies.

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate,

do hereby certify that this is a true and

correct copy of Senate Resolution 1999-8633,

adopted by the Senate February 24, 1999.

TONY M. COOK

Secretary of the Senate